The master and his disciple were traveling in the mountains and forests. Everything around them was quiet, and there was no sign of any monsters or beasts.
The only sound was the rustling of leaves as the sea breeze blew through the woods.
Smelling the salty sea breeze, Du Yu became more alert.
It's too quiet here.
It’s so quiet that it’s frightening!
"Master Qing, are these crabapple trees?"
Yang Qingqing shook her head: "They only look alike. Generally, crabapple trees are no taller than 8 meters."
Du Yu looked up and saw that the crabapple trees in the forest were of different heights. Not only were there 8-meter-tall trees, there were even some 50- and 60-meter-tall trees.
And as far as he could see, there was no other tree species!
This lush forest is all the same.
Du Yu pursed his lips. This place was beautiful, but there was a weird atmosphere everywhere.
Including the ground under the feet of Baiyujing and Huangyinlin at this moment, it is not normal soil, but gravel.
To be honest, after leaving the coastal reef area, Du Yu thought he would enter a normal mountain forest.
But the ground beneath my feet didn't change at all.
Can these crabapple trees really absorb nutrients from the sand and gravel and survive
"Meow~" The wild silver lynx felt something in its heart, and its long tail, as hard as steel, suddenly pierced into the ground and stirred it vigorously.
Bai Yujing in front stopped for a moment and looked back.
Du Yu was seen looking down at the deep pit below with a serious expression.
The tail of the wild silver lynx reached a depth of one and a half meters underground, but still did not see normal soil, only gravel.
"Follow me." Yang Qingqing took her demon soul into her body and tried to communicate with the crabapple tree, but there was no response.
"Yes." Du Yuce walked forward and quickly came to the side of his master.
A deer and a lynx were moving at an incredibly fast speed in the mysterious crabapple forest. In the blink of an eye, the two speed kings slammed on the brakes.
Bai Yujing raised his front hooves, like a galloping horse with its reins pulled.
The wild silver leopard turned its body, slid sideways and braked, crushing an unknown amount of gravel.
There is a huge open space ahead.
The monotonous crabapple trees dared not set foot here.
And in the center of the open space, there stands a towering ancient tree.
"Good guy~" Du Yu sighed softly.
Such a beautiful flower tree is even more beautiful than the twin trees, the mother of the demon world!
The ancient trees are towering, but their branches do not droop.
The branches grow from the bottom to the top, and endless flowers bloom among the lush green leaves.
The deep red flowers are breathtakingly beautiful.
Along the way, Du Yu was used to seeing crabapple trees with no flowers but only green leaves. The sudden touch of deep red caught his eyes, and he stared at it in a daze for a long time.
Yang Qingqing sat sideways on the deer's back, and a demonic spirit emerged again.
The illusory silhouette of the woman slowly hovered in front of the giant tree, with one hand reaching forward.
Du Yu looked at the tree, then at the Immortal Master who was frowning slightly, and had a bad feeling in his heart.
This is indeed the case!
The towering tree was indeed a demonic plant, and it did communicate with Yang Qingqing, but the first sentence it said was full of scrutiny: "You are on the wrong path."
Yang Qingqing raised her eyebrows slightly: "Are you saying that I have gone astray?"
Giant Tree: "You are full of the breath of monsters, but there is very little spiritual energy."
This response allowed Yang Qingqing to confirm that this giant tree had always been isolated from the outside world.
At least it believes that demon tamers are not the orthodox way of the world, but a heretical way!
This concept was prevalent before the twin trees, the trees of the gods withered and the demon tamers appeared on the stage of history.
It seems that this tree not only comes from Daxia, but is also on the same side as the human race and the Spirit Masters
Yang Qingqing suddenly turned her head and saw Du Yu's demon spirit following her.
She didn't stop him, but asked in a friendly manner: "Can you tell me your name?"
"Sea Tree - Sand Tang."
Du Yu's demon soul palm was pressed against the bark, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he heard such a response.
There is actually a nickname before its name.
Yang Qingqing was very considerate. She no longer used her demon spirit to convey her thoughts, but spoke with her real body so that Du Yu could hear the questions.
She asked, "Where is this place?"
Shatang: "The boundary of the sea."
"The boundary of the sea." Yang Qingqing murmured, "How far is this place from Daxia?"
Sha Tang: "You have gone astray. Daxia is a place you can never return to."
Du Yu didn't think so. He said, "Since we can come here, we should be able to return the same way?"
"Haha, haha" The Sea Tree·Shatang suddenly laughed.
The laughter was full of sarcasm, as if mocking Du Yu's ignorance.
Du Yu was not angry. He waited for Sha Tang to finish laughing before asking again, "Isn't it?"
Sha Tang: "In the realm of mountains and seas, there is no return."
"The boundary between mountains and seas." Du Yu nodded thoughtfully, "So, in addition to the boundary of the sea here, there is also a boundary of mountains?"
Shatang: "You are very smart, you are a misguided person."
Is it true
Du Yu: "We are here to look for our companions. There are four humans, three men and one woman. Have you seen them?"
Shatang: "It seems you've found the wrong place."
Du Yu's mind raced with thoughts. So, were the members of Team Two teleported to the "Mountain Realm"
Yang Qingqing suddenly said, "You have some misunderstandings about us. The two of us are not the ones who have gone astray.
The present Daxia is no longer the era where humans and beastmen confront each other and try to destroy each other."
The demon spirits were communicating, and the original body, Yang Qingqing, patted Bai Yujing's head, and the Dust Spirit Fairy Deer immediately stepped lightly with its snowy hooves.
The original body Du Yu immediately followed with the lynx.
However, the Sea Tree Shatang's attention was not on Huang Yinlin.
This dust spirit deer made the Sea Tree, Shatang, silent for a rare time.
The human race and the beast race are like water and fire, and they wish to destroy each other.
But the world is vast and the beasts are numerous and complex.
There are always some creatures that are isolated from the war.
There are always one or two species that symbolize pure beauty or even the embodiment of "goodness".
The Dust Spirit Deer Clan is undoubtedly one of them!
Yang Qingqing: "How long have you survived here?"
"It was so long ago that I can't remember."
Yang Qingqing thought for a moment and said softly, “Since the withering of the Spirit Tree, the human race’s Spirit Control position has fallen, and the beast race has gained the upper hand.
In order to survive, humans had to find another way out.
Those who were originally on the wrong path gradually became those on the right path. After hundreds of years of adjustment and transformation, Daxia is now the world of demon tamers.
The human race also coexisted peacefully with the beastmen, ushering in an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity in thousands of years."
Shatang: "You are talking nonsense. How can the tree of gods wither?"
Yang Qingqing said calmly: "My demon soul is connected to you. Do you think I am lying?"
Once again, Shatang was silent.
The master and disciple looked at each other, and at Yang Qingqing's slight shake of her head, Du Yu refrained from speaking, giving Sha Tang enough time to digest the information.
"Actually, I know everything." After a long while, Shatang finally responded, "I just don't want to believe it.
A long, long time ago, several groups of monsters were exiled here. They all said that the human race was doomed.
The tree of gods chose the beastmen and abandoned humans.
After those monsters died, no living creature entered this place anymore.
It turns out that thousands of years have passed in this world."
Yang Qingqing's real body came to the tree and merged with the demon spirit.
The delicate hand gently pressed on the bark, feeling the strange texture: “The world outside is different.
If you want, I can take you to see the present-day Great Xia Kingdom."
Sha Tang: "Monster, your monster pet, and your unreserved monster spirit, make me willing to trust you.
but"
"What?"
"But you still can't leave here."
Du Yu immediately said: "We were brought here by a bell."
Shatang: "Yes, you are exiled here like all those who have gone astray, and like all monsters."
"exile?"
Shatang: “Here, you can grow old in peace.
Or, if you can't bear it anymore, I can give you a ride."
"No, Tree-brother!"
Du Yu looked upset and said quickly: "We were not exiled. This is a misunderstanding. Listen to me."
Du Yu quickly explained the current situation, and Sha Tang remained silent.
Du Yu: “So, you haven’t met any new people or new animals in hundreds of years.
After such a long time, my master and I suddenly appeared here because the bell has reappeared in the light of day after hundreds of years of sedimentation!
We are not the bell's enemy, we want to help it.
Understand its past, help it integrate into this world, and fulfill its unfulfilled wishes.
But the bell refused to listen and directly teleported the two of us here!"
Shatang: "Mountain and Sea Bell."
"ah?"
Shatang: "Its name is Shanhai Bell."
"Ah." Du Yu nodded. "Now that you know the whole story, can you help us get out?"
For the third time, Shatang fell silent.
Du Yu waited for a long time, and when he was about to ask again, Yang Qingqing suddenly spoke:
"Since you were transplanted here, you have been stationed in the Sea Realm. Your motto for survival is to prevent any living being from leaving. You have never helped any living being escape from here, right?"
Yang Qingqing has a deep understanding of the belief in the existence of living beings in the world.
The more powerful the creature, the stronger its faith.
Just like the journey of taming monsters, neither Yang Qingqing nor Du Yu can have any doubts about the future of their practice.
To a certain extent, this is also one of the laws of heaven and earth.
Shatang was really kind to Yang Qingqing, or perhaps, this human was willing to try to understand it, which gave it a little comfort.
Shatang finally responded: "Unless the gates of heaven open and the abyss of the sea appears, the mountains and the sea cannot be separated."
Du Yu: "Tianmen?"
"The Mountain and Sea Bell is the only way to open the Heavenly Gate, and it is also the reason why you two were exiled here."
Du Yu: "What about the sea abyss?"
“At the bottom of the deep sea, there is an abyss that leads to a deeper depth on the seabed.
It is said that it is one of the ways to leave the realm of mountains and seas, but I don’t know where the abyss is.”
"Ah" Du Yu was completely helpless. This vast ocean had no end and how complicated was the situation on the seabed
Find that special abyss
What’s the difference between this and looking for a needle in a haystack
Besides, the master and disciple don’t have any water-type monster pets, let alone the ability to dive into the deep sea!
"Just go into the sea. It's no different from seeking death."
Suddenly, a branch came down.
The deep red petals slowly turned, revealing a yellow and red fruit.
"If you eat this fruit, you will be able to move freely in the sea within a day without having to worry about drowning."
Du Yu was stunned. What kind of strange fruit is this
Sha Tang: "But you two had better not choose this path. There are still living monsters in the sea."
Du Yu:
At the same time, outside the Shanhai Bell, in the military camp.
Lin Shiwei rode on Fenghen Horse and wrote quickly.
The information that Yang Qingqing sent back through the contract thread was told to the girl by Feng Henju's spirit.
Slowly, Lin Shiwei breathed a sigh of relief, her heart deeply shocked.
Where the pen was put down, there was a line of powerful words, iron-drawn and silver-hooked: "In the sea realm, in the deep sea, there are still surviving ancient monsters."
The sea realm has been isolated from the world for hundreds of years
This demon beast hasn't died of old age yet, which means it is very likely to be an ancient demon saint!
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(End of this chapter)
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